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2009-10 MIAC Men's Basketball Awards
3/4/2010 1:59:20 PM
St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced the 2009-10 MIAC Men's Basketball Awards today, March 4, 2010. University of St. Thomas junior guard Tyler Nicolai was named the 2009-10 MIAC Player of the Year. Nicolai led the regular season MIAC Champion Tommies in scoring (13.8/game), steals (1.90/game), assist/turnover ratio (2.65), and field goal percentage (48.7 %) in conference play.
Saint John's University junior wing Sam Blank was selected as the MIAC Sixth Man of the Year. Blank was fourth in MIAC games hitting 35 3-pointers on the season with a 41.7% average. Blank averaged 10.2 points per game in conference play.
Augsburg head coach Aaron Griess was chosen as the 2009-10 MIAC Coach of the Year. Griess led the Auggies to their highest single season win total since 1998-99 as Augsburg finished tied for second place in the conference with a 13-7 record. During his five seasons at Augsburg, Griess has seen the Auggies improve their overall and conference win total each year.
As part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the MIAC announced the fourth annual All-MIAC Sportsmanship team for men's basketball. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.
2009-10 MIAC Men's Basketball Awards
Player of the Year - Tyler Nicolai, St. Thomas (Jr., Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins)
Sixth Man of the Year - Sam Blank, Saint John's (Jr., Rollingstone, Minn./Winona Cotter)
Coach of the Year - Aaron Griess, Augsburg (5th season)
All-Conference
| Name |
Team |
Year |
Position |
Hometown/High School |
| Ray Brown |
Hamline |
Sr. |
Forward |
St. Paul, Minn./Richfield |
| Aaron Burtzel |
Saint John's |
Jr. |
Wing |
Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori |
| Jon Cassens |
Augsburg |
Sr. |
Guard |
Prior Lake, Minn. |
| John Fraase |
Concordia |
Jr. |
Forward |
Bismarck, N.D./Century |
| Alex Healy |
St. Thomas |
Jr. |
Guard |
North Oaks, Minn./White Bear Lake |
| Carl Hipp |
Hamline |
Jr. |
Center |
Little Canada, Minn./Totino-Grace |
| Lukas Holland |
Saint Mary's |
Jr. |
Guard |
La Crosse, Wis./Central |
| Seth Jonker |
Carleton |
Jr. |
Forward |
Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview |
| Ryan McPartland |
Gustavus |
Sr. |
Post |
Le Sueur, Minn./Le Sueur-Henderson |
| Tyler Nicolai |
St. Thomas |
Jr. |
Guard |
Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins |
| David Olson |
Augsburg |
Sr. |
Guard |
Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes |
| Nate Robertson |
Bethel |
Sr. |
Center |
Forest Lake, Minn. |
| Joe Scott |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Guard |
St. Anthony, Minn./De LaSalle |
| Jeremy Sutherland |
Carleton |
Jr. |
Guard |
Apple Valley, Minn./St. Bernard's |
| Phil Wirtjes |
Gustavus |
Jr. |
Wing |
Des Moines, Iowa/Holy Angels |
| Will Wright |
Saint Mary's |
Jr. |
Guard |
Chicago, Ill./Marist |
All-Defensive Team
| Name |
Team |
Year |
Position |
Hometown/High School |
| Teddy Archer |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Guard |
Plymouth, Minn./DeLaSalle |
| Carl Hipp |
Hamline |
Jr. |
Center |
Little Canada, Minn./Totino-Grace |
| Tyler Nicolai |
St. Thomas |
Jr. |
Guard |
Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins |
| Brett Sorenson |
Augsburg |
So. |
Forward |
Lakeville, Minn./South |
| Jeremy Sutherland |
Carleton |
Jr. |
Guard |
Apple Valley, Minn./St. Bernard's |
All-First Year Team
| Name |
Team |
Year |
Position |
Hometown/High School |
| Noah Aquirre |
Hamline |
Fy. |
Forward |
Fillmore, Calif. |
| Greg Meyer |
Bethel |
Fy. |
Guard |
Brooklyn Center, Minn./Minnehaha Acad. |
| Chris Palmer |
Saint Mary's |
Fy. |
Forward |
Faribault, Minn./Bethlehem Academy |
| Pierce Peters |
Macalester |
Fy. |
Guard |
Glenwood, Minn./Minnewaska |
| Jordan Schmidt |
Hamline |
Fy. |
Guard |
Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North |
Honorable Mention All-Conference
| Name |
Team |
Year |
Position |
Hometown/High School |
| Sam Blank |
Saint John's |
Jr. |
Wing |
Rollingstone, Minn./Winona Cotter |
| Andy Burns |
Saint John's |
So. |
Point |
Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka |
| Bobby Fong |
St. Olaf |
So. |
Guard |
Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy |
| Andrew Grzesiak-Grimm |
Augsburg |
So. |
Forward |
Wyoming, Minn./St. Francis |
| Stuart Neville |
St. Olaf |
So. |
Forward |
Eden Prairie, Minn./Benilde-St. M. |
| Darrin Olmscheid |
Concordia |
Jr. |
Forward |
Buffalo, Minn. |
| Chris Palmer |
Saint Mary's |
Fy. |
Forward |
Faribault, Minn./Bethlehem Acad. |
| Bryan Rosett |
Carleton |
Sr. |
Forward |
Cottage Grove, Minn./Park |
| Mark Torrell |
St. Olaf |
Sr. |
Guard |
Plymouth, Minn./Robb. Armstrong |
| Jesse Van Sickle |
Gustavus |
Sr. |
Wing |
Garden City, Minn./LCWM |
| Chris Vavra |
Bethel |
Sr. |
Guard |
Cambridge, Minn./Braham |
2009-10 All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team
Augsburg - Eren Cur (Fy., Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata)
Bethel - Rob Lang (Sr., Johnston, Iowa)
Carleton - Morris Nwogwugwu (Sr., Humble, Texas/Chinquapin School)
Concordia - John Fraase (Jr., Bismarck, N.D./Century)
Gustavus - Jesse Van Sickle (Sr., Garden City, Minn./Lake Crystal-Welcome-Memorial)
Hamline - Dan Andersen (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong)
Macalester - Kyle Hamblett (Jr., Paris, France/American School of Paris)
Saint John's - Aaron Barmore (So., Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson)
Saint Mary's - Ryan Wockenfus (Jr., New London, Wis.)
St. Olaf - Mark Torell (Sr., Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong)
St. Thomas - Peter Leslie (So., West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley)
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